foystonThe late, great Don Younger at last spring's Spring Beer and Wine Fest...we'll be drinking a lot of beer in his memory...and wishing we could still drink a beer WITH him...

FIRST OF MANY 4-10 p.m. Friday, Lompoc Fifth Quadrant Sidebar, 3901 N. Williams Ave. Lompoc releases its easy drinking 1060 EZ Taxation Ale, a high-gravitygolden ale, and Don's Bitter, the first of many tribute beers to thelate Don Younger. This one is a reprise of a beer from 2009 and is anEnglish-style bitter brew with Golden Promise malt and EnglishChallenger and Fuggle hops for an earthy, slightly sweet maltinessdelicately balanced by English hops

FoystonBen Flerchinger with a glass of SuperJuniperDog and the gin barrel it aged in...

Brewer Ben Flerchinger aged the Lab's much-loved Super Dog in a Ransom
Spirits gin barrel and says the strong, hoppy IPA picked up the kick of
juniper left over from the gin while time in charred oak mellowed and
melded the flavors.

CONCORDIA'S FOURTH YEAR
Friday-Sunday, Concordia Ale House, 3276 N,E. Killingsworth St.;503-287-3929
One of Portland's best beer bars celebrates its anniversary with $4 pints and special beers all weekend.

OREGON PUBLIC HOUSE BENEFIT
6 p.m. Friday, Victory Ballroom, 700 N.E. Dekum St.; $6
This benefit helps raise money for the Oregon Public House, the
country's first non-profit pub. The party features five beers on tap,
food from Good Neighbor, three local bands, and a live auction featuring
products and services from Portland store owners.

BROTHERS IN BEER
6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Apex, 1216 S.E. Division St..
The Ensign brothers, Tim and King C, are well known in the Portland
beer community and they'll celebrate birthdays in proper style with the
help of Apex Bar and Fort George Brewing.

BELMONT STATION EVENTS
4 p.m. Friday, Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St.: FIRKIN NIGHT Get Warmed up for Firkin Fest
with another great real ale from Brewers Union poured straight from the
firkin. This time it's Jaws of Borrowdale Dark Mild, a true session beer
at 3.7% ABV. Plus a rare cask conditioned Barley Brown's Tumbleoff Pale
Ale (you know how great this beer is, well it's even better on cask). 3 p.m. Monday, Belmont Station, 4500 S.E. Stark St.:AVERY IPA DAY. We'll tap three Avery IPAs in the
Biercafe and have a flight of all 3 available. Avery IPA, Dugana Double
IPA, and Maharajah Imperial IPA. If you took the extra 3 days to file
your taxes this is your night!

BAILEY'S GERMAN FEST
4-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Bailey's Taproom, 213 SW Broadway; $15 includes
a souvenir stein and five tokens
One of Portland's great beer bars has gathered 16 Oregon-brewed
German-style beers for your consideration, including three tart,
refreshing Berliner weisses. General admission begins at 4 p.m. but
there's
a limited advance ticket for $25 that'll get you in at 2 p.m. And ---
this just in --- not only will Widmer's much loved Altbier be pouring,
but Rob Widmer himself will deliver the keg in the old red Datusn pickup
he and Kurt bought from their dad for $700 as the first of the Widmer
fleet...history on wheels, my friend...

PINTS AND POETS
3-9 p.m. Sunday, Spints Ale House, 401 N.E. 28th Ave.
Bar owner Alyssa Gregg has organized a neighborhood block party for the
release of Carl Adamshick's"Curses and Wishes." He and other poets will
read, Broadway Books will sell copies of the book and Fort George andWeihanstephaner will be pouring samples of beers.